When Copernicus first advanced the idea of a heliocentric universe in the mid-16th century, the theologian and Christian reformer Martin Luther declared it to be heresy. Speaking for most of the western world at the time, Luther believed, in accordance...More

I wrote about the CPAC convention two years ago. There really isn't a hell of a lot to add in 2015; although CPAC claims not to be affiliated with any political party (Nudge! Nudge! Wink! Wink!) we all know whose...More

For the last five years the GOP has said #Obamacare would kill jobs. And some people actually believe them. Well people, it's time to look at some data. And the data is pretty clear. #Obamacare is actually a job creator...More

I don't bother reading the Times of Israel. As newspapers go, it's rather too right-wing for my taste. It isn't as harshly right-wing as some other Israeli publications, but a champion of the left it is not. For a left-of-center...More

Could the Federal government "take over" health care in the United States? Many Republican politicians have claimed that the Federal government has and will continue to "take over health care in the US." That is not true. In fact, the...More

Back in September we had a telephone conversation with two men in Tikrit related to observance of Eid al-Adha. This holiday involves obtaining a meat animal, sacrifice/butchering, and distribution of meat to family and to the poor. During the American...More

Back in September we had a telephone conversation with two men in Tikrit related to observance of Eid al-Adha. This holiday involves obtaining a meat animal, sacrifice/butchering, and distribution of meat to family and to the poor. During the American...More

Received two e-mails today regarding the Maryland U.S. Senate Race. First from PCCC : Hi, this is Carrie. I first met Donna Edwards when she ran for Congress against a Wall Street Democrat in 2008. I was so impressed by...More

Netanyahu tries to mess with US diplomacy, and delivers a misguided message to Congress, but in the end, it mucked up the GOP’s march to war as hawkish Dems turn against Mitch McConnell mayhem. The DOJ sends mixed messages on...More

I count 43 interruptions for applause. I count one substantive. That is Prime Minister Netanyahu's assertion that the twitter account of Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei was used to post statements for what is, in fact, a Nine Step Plan that calls...More

Received this e-mail today and it brought a smile to my face: Six years ago, in an impossible year for progressives, retired Navy Admiral Joe Sestak lost a heartbreaking campaign for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania by two points to Tea...More

Shit just got real: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... If Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon, the top Democrat on the Senate Finance Committee, helps push through a massive free trade deal using fast-track authority, an Oregon progressive party would likely oppose him in the...More

Keep your eye on the man behind the curtain Call The Pope - it's a miracle. Media has finally caught up with what I've been saying about Scott Walker . When White House hopeful Scott Walker talks to potential voters,...More

Well this answers one question: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/... Sen. Barbara Mikulski's (D) decision to retire after five terms in office set off a wave of speculation about which of the myriad Maryland Democrats would run to replace her. On the top of...More

There have been some here who have been worried about former Governor Ted Strickland's (D. OH) U.S. Senate run and how he might have baggage with certain Ohio Democrats. Well this should alleviate those concerns: http://www.cleveland.com/... Jennifer Brunner, who lost...More

Just days after the 2014 mid-term election while most of the pundit class was focused on the coming confrontation between President Obama and the new Republican Congress E.J. Dionne was alone in rightly predicting the most important struggle in US...More

It was once said, by that grand dame of American etiquette Emily Post, that knowing how to properly enter a drawing-room is one of the surest tests of good breeding. As with all matters pertaining to manners, there are very...More

If you voted yes and think congressman john Boehner is aware of this, doesn't this strike you as treasonous? Inviting a foreign diplomat to lobby against a government policy after it's been decided?. Is there prescience for this?More

Wanted to pass this along: PHILADELPHIA, PA -- Admiral Joe Sestak will officially kick off his campaign for the U.S. Senate at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 4, at Independence Hall in Philadelphia. WHAT: U.S. Senate Campaign kickoff event WHO: Admiral...More

Received this e-mail today from Democracy for America: Today's Chicago Sun-Times headline says it all: "New poll: Emanuel, Garcia in 'dead heat' in mayoral runoff" This game-changing news is spreading like wildfire, from USA Today to the International Business Times...More

Boehner is lying to someone to obtain that one week reprieve on DHS funding. Nancy Pelosi says that Boehner promised to bring a clean DHS funding bill up for a vote this week in exchange for her help last week...More

Loving this: http://www.cleveland.com/... Cleveland is one of 20 cities where home care workers are holding town hall meetings with this message for public officials, policy makers and community leaders: "We want a $15 minimum wage." The meeting in Cleveland will...More

Driving the 220 miles of road that lie between the Tehachapi mountains and the California-Arizona border, I started hearing the voice of Tom Joad ring in my ears. This here’s a murder country , he said to me. This here’s...More

January 25th was the seventh anniversary of the passing of a Manhattan office worker, Florence Cioffi. She was 59 years old, a few days short of turning sixty. The criminal responsible was Enterprise Engineering, Inc.'s (then and now again) Chairman...More

EPISODE 109 TOPIC: GOVERNMENT EPISODE 109 SEGMENTS: JUSTWORTHY CAUSE - FOIADVOCATES.COM, MR. CIVICS - THE MEDICAL MARKETPLACE, ADVICE VERSA (NEW SEGMENT) WORDS TO LIVE BY We live in a world of make-believe, institutionalized by man-made systems of control which seek...More